Book Expo American 2012 is going to be happening in a few months and Good e-Reader will be on the scene bringing you the latest interviews and digital publishing news. One of the great aspects of this conference is all of the other events occurring at the same time. The International Digital Publishing Forum is a can't-miss-symposium and normally sells out very fast. The … [Read more...] about IDPF Announces Speakers and Program Info for Digital Book 2012
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Several Key Players Weigh in on Apple, Big Six Investigation
The only real news in the US Department of Justice’s investigation of the Apple/Publisher price fixing allegations is that there’s no news yet. Apple and five of the Big Six Publishers—HarperCollins Publishers, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Group and Simon & Schuster—are accused of colluding behind closed doors to set an agency pricing model on ebooks. … [Read more...] about Several Key Players Weigh in on Apple, Big Six Investigation
The Best Comic Book Readers for iOS and the New iPad
The Apple iPad lineup has a wellspring of applications for reading comic books and with the advent of the New iPad, HD Comics are now available. It can sometimes can be a trial to find the best comic book apps out there that allow you flexibility within good ecosystem and freedom to load in your own comics.Marvel ComicsThe quintessential personification of capes and … [Read more...] about The Best Comic Book Readers for iOS and the New iPad
Publisher’s Weekly, Vook Offer Indie Authors A Select Plan
Publishers Weekly, the definitive magazine to the industry as a whole that dates back to early roots in the late 1800s, is reaching out to self-published authors with an opportunity to showcase their indie books in quarterly issues of PW. This program, referred to as PW Select, is a fee-based option to give indie authors a much needed source of recognition and marketing for … [Read more...] about Publisher’s Weekly, Vook Offer Indie Authors A Select Plan
Yahoo files Patent for eBook Advertising Systems
Yahoo has filed an application for two different patents aimed at serving customers advertisements within eBooks. It was filed at the offices for Trademarks and Patents last week in the USA. This new technology could drastically alter the landscape of the eBook experience and finally give Yahoo some cutting edge tools.There are some very interesting elements to be gleaned … [Read more...] about Yahoo files Patent for eBook Advertising Systems
iStoryTime Brings On New Creative Director
zuuka and iStoryTime announced today the hiring of a new Creative Director, Paul Mueller-Bruehl, formerly the Design Lead, Mobile Commerce of Apple, Inc.“Our interactive storytelling and educational apps are about offering parents and their children a unique experience that captivates their imagination and Paul shares that same vision,” said Graharm Farrar, founder of … [Read more...] about iStoryTime Brings On New Creative Director
ReadSocial Powers with Float Mobile to Add Backend API
While social reading is on the rise among ebook developers, especially those who see the merits in the ability to let readers interact with each other within the confines of an academic work or textbook, the limitations of the services currently on the market left more than one API creator wanting to take social reading to the next level.ReadSocial, which allows any content … [Read more...] about ReadSocial Powers with Float Mobile to Add Backend API
67% of All Libraries Now Carry eBooks
The American Library Association recently launched its 2012 State of Affairs documentation, and it seems libraries continue to thrive in the digital age. Over 67% of all libraries based in the USA now carry eBooks and 28% lend out e-readers.The number of libraries now offering eBooks is certainly growing at an exponential rate. In the last five years, the amount of digital … [Read more...] about 67% of All Libraries Now Carry eBooks
CourseSmart Releases Browser Based Cloud Reader for eTextbooks
Coursesmart has just unveiled a new browser based solution for its digital textbooks. The new cloud based reader has an improved look and feel, faster page loading, stream-lined navigation, better highlighting, notes and annotations, improved search, and the ability to easily index a complete listing of all notes and annotations. The new readers can be used in conjunction with … [Read more...] about CourseSmart Releases Browser Based Cloud Reader for eTextbooks
Sourcebooks to Launch Subscription Based eBookstore Focused on Romance Titles
Sourcebooks has announced that they are going to be releasing a new online digital bookstore to focus on romance titles. They intend on offering a curated selection of different titles for a low monthly fee. The project is going to be called discoveranewlove.com.This new endeavor will not only focus on a select number of books to be downloaded per month on a subscription … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks to Launch Subscription Based eBookstore Focused on Romance Titles
Ape Entertainment Brings Sesame Street to Digital Comics
The creative team behind the digital comic Pocket God, based on the bestselling game by Bolt Creative, is leaving the pygmies on the island for a while and shifting to a new series of comics about life on the street…Sesame Street, that is. Ape Entertainment has entered into a licensing agreement with Sesame Workshop to develop and publish a series of print and digital comics … [Read more...] about Ape Entertainment Brings Sesame Street to Digital Comics
Is It Getting Harder for Writers to Make Money?
The book industry is drastically changing, and we at Good e-Reader have covered the shifting landscape over the last four years. Many writers in the digital and print world are finding it increasingly harder to earn a living by writing. For every Amanda Hocking there is a thousands of writers that toil under the radar. Bestselling author and publishing expert Seth Godin says … [Read more...] about Is It Getting Harder for Writers to Make Money?
Essential eBook Releases for April 2012
April means Spring is in the air and people become a bit more footloose and fancy free. Now that the weather is getting a bit nicer it is time to take your e-Reader out of the house and take it out! Why not go on a date with a great new eBook! This month we are seeing lots of popular authors write new editions and here is our list of essential reads.The Lost Years by Mary … [Read more...] about Essential eBook Releases for April 2012
E-book Trailers: Latest Trend To Promote E-books
Now we have trailers of e-books on the cards. Designed much like the way movie trailers are made out, this form of promotion is turning out to be the latest fad and is being used increasingly by e-book authors to showcase their digital creation. Further, e-books are read on e-book readers and tablet devices that boasts of average to exemplary media capabilities. So it was just … [Read more...] about E-book Trailers: Latest Trend To Promote E-books